Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - inReach Mini 2 Compact Satellite Communicator 1.3" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Average customer rating
4.4
(1,289 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,289 reviews
5 Stars
907
4 Stars
186
3 Stars
92
2 Stars
41
1 Star
63
Customer Reviews for Garmin - inReach Mini 2 Compact Satellite Communicator 1.3" GPS with Built-In Bluetooth - Black
Customer Rating
1
Hand over your credit card.
on January 9, 2023
Posted by: Novi
I have been on the Garmin site and on Youtube to try to figure out how to use the InReach II without running up a fantastic monthly bill. So far I have found that the inReach is not as easy to use as I have come to expect from Garmin. Dissapointing. Also the fees for using the service are greedy. Garmin should figure out if they want to sell the InReach unit for profit or sell the service for profit. But not BOTH. Analogy, this feels like the local gas station telling me I have to buy a gas pump in order to buy gas from them. Got it?
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
PEACE OF MIND
on January 10, 2023
Posted by: OLYBOYS2023
I purchased this after a few episodes of needing to communicate with my wife and family while on extended backpacking trips and backcountry skiing missions. Integrates great with my Fenix watch and overall easy to use on its own. Set up was intuitive and I look forward to exploring all the vast number of features.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to figure out
on January 10, 2023
Posted by: KLugo
I have only played with this device in local wildlife areas but using it is easy, set up is simple. Great features and love the piece of mind.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Easy to Use
on January 10, 2023
Posted by: Chablis22
The Garmin inReach Mini 2 is easy to set up and use. Very small and easy to clip to my pack for emergency access. It gave me a great sense of confidence having this while hiking in the Rocky Mountains over Christmas. My husband had a medical emergency earlier this year so having the Garmin Mini gave me a sense of relief in case we needed emergency help.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
SCUBA Application
on January 11, 2023
Posted by: Chief51
I have tested this unit and it has been proven to allow a diver to turn tracking on, place it in the waterproof case, attach it to their BCD, and go diving. The unit automatically sends their position to anyone with permission passively while they are on the surface of the water so long as the unit is above the surface. The unit will transmit their position while in the waterproof case. In case of the diver becoming lost or needing to alert emergency services, the diver can remove the inreach from the waterproof case while on the surface, activate the SOS feature then either return the unit to the waterproof case or keep above the water out of the case, so long as the unit is above the water, it will transmit their location and two-way messages. I have the unit tethered to my BCD as it will not float in case I drop it. This unit is valuable in many other applications too; while out of all communications during a recent Florida hurricane, I was able to use this device to alert family members and it was my link to emergency services when cell was out. I will never be without one of these as it is the perfect compliment to my EPIRB and my float plan. I BLEED GARMIN!!!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 11, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Almost perfect!
on January 12, 2023
Posted by: HikingHusky
I bought this primarily for the peace-of-mind aspect of having communications when I'm off-grid (by intention or not), and for that I find it perfect in size, battery life and capability. I'm also an avid GPS logger, with logs of all my travels and hikes back to 2005, and had secondary interest in using my Mini 2 to replace my standalone logger. Mixed results to date: the UI and operation give me the sense the teams at Garmin behind this weren't on the same page as the confusion between "tracking" and "activity recording" is great for user and UI. Sometimes it logs a detailed track, sometimes only every ten minutes - regardless of settings for high detail. My experimentation, I've found that auto-track always logs at once-per-ten-minutes, while if I manual restart tracking it will log with detail. Looking forward to Garmin pushing a firmware update with some clarifications and tweaks to the UI in this regard, at which point this is a five-star must-have device.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 13, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
2
It’s ok….
on January 12, 2023
Posted by: Sam10
My husband bought this for me for a safari trip to Africa. After 10 days use - it’s ok. Currently trying to look at the maps and the app and website are not great. Quite disappointed in the product as this is not my first Garmin product- I have 6 different Garmin products. If you just want the security of knowing you can try and text someone or have an SOS button available- then that’s the only reason to buy the product.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 13, 2023
Thank you for your review and experience with the inReach Mini 2. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
What great service
on January 15, 2023
Posted by: Capt Jerry
We bought it just before we left for the Bahamas. I didn't expect to need it for an emergency but we did. The response from inreach was great and the follow-up was very comforting. I recommend to every boater I know.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 17, 2023
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin